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Speaker 2: There you go Summer.

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Speaker 1: That is Scotty McCreary's new single is Fall of Summer

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Speaker 1: from his album Rise and Fall, which is out today.

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Speaker 1: Many reasons to be celebrating Todays. Scotty McCreary, Welcome to

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Speaker 2: Good morning, thanks for having me.

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Speaker 1: Well, good morning, Welcome, Welcome to New York City. Sorry,

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Speaker 1: we were having such a tinkly day, which means lots

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's oh good. It's always a beautiful day in

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Speaker 1: You know what they say, New York City, it makes

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Speaker 1: its own gravy when it rains. Sorry, that's nasty. I

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Speaker 1: know it's a little early for that. By the way. Congratulations.

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Speaker 1: By the way, Scotty had a cabin a solo number one.

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Speaker 1: This is his seventh number one that came out several

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Speaker 1: weeks ago. So I celebrated with you. I actually had.

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Speaker 1: I had some cabernet in my red solo cup last night.

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Speaker 2: So there you go. You're going to the party. Welcome

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Speaker 2: I love it.

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Speaker 1: I am Scotty. Congratulations on your success, and of course

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Speaker 1: another reason we wanted to have you on to talk

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Speaker 1: about our friends at Saint Jude. I know that you

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Speaker 1: received that Coveted Angels among Us award recently, which is

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Speaker 1: an award that Saint Jude gives to an artist every

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Speaker 1: year for the outstanding commitment and service to the mission

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Speaker 1: of Saint Jude, and they've been on our minds a

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Speaker 1: lot lately. Can you talk about your experiences rolling through

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Speaker 1: Saint Jude and also spreading the word across America?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely not. First off, I just love what Saint

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Speaker 2: able to take that worry away. They're already worried about

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Speaker 2: to take that financial burden off of them is just

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Speaker 2: an amazing thing to be lifted off their chest. And

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Speaker 2: they're doing so much research and they're not charging other

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Speaker 2: so I mean, for me, any chance I get to

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Speaker 2: be on the road of concerts. We've even gone on

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Speaker 2: Family Feud and won the thing and one twenty five

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Speaker 1: Oh my god, Well stop everything. Let's talk about what

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Speaker 1: it's like to be on Family Feud. I mean, I mean,

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Speaker 1: that experience and what what you feel made your team

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Speaker 1: what does it take to win on that thing?

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Speaker 2: Oh? Well, it was a blast. Steve Harvey makes it fun.

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Speaker 2: And then the cameras and the lights. You non and

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Speaker 2: oh God, but my wife we did the fast money

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Speaker 1: That is so cool. Absolutely, Hey, so traveling around the country,

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Speaker 1: And if so, what is it you you hear and

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Speaker 1: learning more about yourself? Are you learning more about our country?

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Speaker 1: Getting out of your comfort zoning, going out across the globe?

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Speaker 3: I know that Scotty's going to ask because we're going

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Speaker 2: Right now.

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Speaker 1: Right Keep in mind, to Scotty and the rest of us,

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Speaker 4: Scotty already knows he has my commitment on on Fall

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Speaker 4: of Summer, Scotty, talk about just two weeks ago. I

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Speaker 1: You know, yesterday we kicked off a summer of post

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Speaker 1: feeling about about post Malone? Look spreading his wings and

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Speaker 2: Well, you got to be so talented to be able

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Speaker 1: Yeah, because Gandei and I were talking, we'd love to

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Speaker 1: see you on stage with Cardi B.

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Speaker 2: Yes, that would be a collaboration.

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Speaker 1: Yes, I've been waiting for absolutely. All Right, let's get

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Speaker 1: to let's get to work. We are entering into Mother's

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Speaker 1: Day weekend and we're talking earlier. What a great gift

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Speaker 1: to make a monthly contribution to Saint Jude Children's Research

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Speaker 1: Hospital in honor of you and this conversation we're having.

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Speaker 1: And it could be twenty dollars a month, it could

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Speaker 1: be whatever a month.

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Speaker 2: Whatever you can do.

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Speaker 1: If you text the word Elvis to sixty two sixty

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Speaker 1: two sixty two, you'll get that this T shirt Saves

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Speaker 1: you have this incredible gift for your mom, maybe if

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Speaker 1: you're it's last minute, Like I said earlier, you don't

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Speaker 1: mom sushi for Mother's Day. Do it this way and

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Speaker 1: with Scotty McCree. Thank you Scotty for spending all this

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Speaker 1: time with us. We're telling you right now it's totally legit.

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Speaker 1: Do you want to add to this, Scotty, would any

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Speaker 1: of the thoughts about Saint Jude? Seriously?

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Speaker 2: Oh? Well, I just love it. If you're gonna, if

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Speaker 2: family without help getting out, this is the way to

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Speaker 2: do it. I can guarantee your money is going to

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Speaker 2: a great place to help out if you can.

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Speaker 1: Absolutely, we're talking to twenty dollars a month. I mean,

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Speaker 1: think of all the stupid stuff you spend twenty dollars

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Speaker 1: a month on, Scotty. I mean, come on, a bunch

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Speaker 1: of idiots when you really look at what we're spending

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Speaker 1: our money on. But twenty dollars a month to Saint

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Speaker 1: Jude and you get that shirt. Pretty cool. Scotty McCreary.

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Speaker 1: Of course, Rise and Fall the albums out today, Fall

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Speaker 1: of Summer of the song that Scott that Froggy is

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I love it.

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Speaker 1: Everyone say thank you to Scotty McCreary.

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Speaker 2: Thanks for having me own.

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Speaker 1: Enjoy New York City, leave it the way you found it, please,

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Speaker 1: thank you. Have a nice day. Scotty McCree What a

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Speaker 3: I just downloaded that album.

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Speaker 1: You love it absolutely, absolutely again text the word Elvis

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Speaker 1: to sixty two sixty two sixty two, and they will

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Speaker 1: walk you through about your contribution and how it's paid

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Speaker 1: and everything like that. Don't be afraid just to text

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Speaker 1: the word Elvis to sixty two sixty two, sixty two.

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Speaker 1: They don't have you right there. You're not snagged.

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Speaker 2: They will.

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Speaker 1: They will then walk you through and tell you and

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Speaker 1: explain to you exactly what it is that this is

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Speaker 1: all about. We love you, Saint Jude